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Prayers to his family.
Way to young.
Prayers to his family.
Way to young.
OSU player Tyrek Coger dies after workout.
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very sad. Praying for him and his family
Medical examiner: "Enlarged Heart"
The Oklahoma State Medical Examiner's Office says Oklahoma State basketball player Tyrek Coger died from an enlarged heart and that the manner of death was natural.
Office spokeswoman Amy Elliott provided the information to the Associated Press in an email Friday. It came a few hours after university officials held a news conference in Oklahoma City on Coger's death, which happened Thursday evening just after the team held a workout at the football stadium in extreme heat.
Elliott's email says Coger, 22, died from cardiomegaly with left ventricular hypertrophy.
The office's family assistance coordinator, Eddie Johnson, told The Associated Press that the final report is not likely to be ready and released for another eight weeks.
Coger had just ran stairs in nearly 100-degree heat at Oklahoma State’s football stadium when teammates realized something wasn’t right late Thursday afternoon.
The school’s medical personnel and later paramedics rushed to the aid of the 21-year-old men’s basketball player. A 911 call was placed at 5:05 pm. Coger was pronounced dead 78 minutes later at an area hospital.
“It was obviously hot (Thursday),” Oklahoma State athletic director Mike Holder told reporters at a news conference on Friday. “In competitive athletics, you’re always pushing. If you want to be great at something, you have to push. That’s what athletics are all about. I can’t address questions today concerning the heat. That’s one of the questions that I will ask. I hope to have a better answer than what I can give you today.”
OSU spokesperson Gary Shutt that all athletes at the school undergo a thorough physical that included blood work and questions about the athlete’s family’s medical history. Shutt said that the area medical examiner was scheduled to conduct an autopsy Friday, although it could take weeks before the final findings are released.
The school declined to provide specific medical details about the incident, citing student privacy laws.
The Oklahoma State Medical Examiner's Office says Oklahoma State basketball player Tyrek Coger died from an enlarged heart and that the manner of death was natural.
Office spokeswoman Amy Elliott provided the information to the Associated Press in an email Friday. It came a few hours after university officials held a news conference in Oklahoma City on Coger's death, which happened Thursday evening just after the team held a workout at the football stadium in extreme heat.
Elliott's email says Coger, 22, died from cardiomegaly with left ventricular hypertrophy.
The office's family assistance coordinator, Eddie Johnson, told The Associated Press that the final report is not likely to be ready and released for another eight weeks.
Coger had just ran stairs in nearly 100-degree heat at Oklahoma State’s football stadium when teammates realized something wasn’t right late Thursday afternoon.
The school’s medical personnel and later paramedics rushed to the aid of the 21-year-old men’s basketball player. A 911 call was placed at 5:05 pm. Coger was pronounced dead 78 minutes later at an area hospital.
“It was obviously hot (Thursday),” Oklahoma State athletic director Mike Holder told reporters at a news conference on Friday. “In competitive athletics, you’re always pushing. If you want to be great at something, you have to push. That’s what athletics are all about. I can’t address questions today concerning the heat. That’s one of the questions that I will ask. I hope to have a better answer than what I can give you today.”
OSU spokesperson Gary Shutt that all athletes at the school undergo a thorough physical that included blood work and questions about the athlete’s family’s medical history. Shutt said that the area medical examiner was scheduled to conduct an autopsy Friday, although it could take weeks before the final findings are released.
The school declined to provide specific medical details about the incident, citing student privacy laws.
